Taylor Swift ‘did not agree’ to give a deposition in Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s ongoing legal battle.
She will only take part if ‘forced’ to give a testimony, her lawyer Doug Baldridge of Venable LLP stated in a letter submitted to the court on Friday.
The 35-year-old superstar insists she has ‘no material role’ in the lawsuit between the It Ends With Us stars, according to the letter obtained by Daily Mail.
This comes after Baldoni’s attorneys filed court documents claiming that singer agreed to give a deposition and shared her availability for the end of October.
The newly engaged star’s legal team also claimed that they only learned about the deposition just three days ago.
The letter also said that Swift’s camp ‘takes no role in those disputes’ but if legally compelled, she could be available next month to testify.
Taylor Swift ‘did not agree’ to give a deposition in Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s ongoing legal battle according to a letter obtained by Daily Mail; pictured February in Los Angeles
‘Further, my client did not agree to a deposition, but if she is forced into a deposition, we advised (after first hearing about the deposition just three days ago) that her schedule would accommodate the time required during the week of October 20 if the parties were able to work out their disputes,’ the letter read.
On the other hand, Lively’s team is opposing Baldoni’s request to extend the discovery deadline and called it an ‘outrageous,’ media-driven tactic to depose Swift.
The actress’s lawyers wrote in a legal filing: ‘The Wayfarer Defendants have repeatedly sought to bring Ms. Swift into this litigation to fuel their relentless media strategy. Yet … they have not come close to establishing good cause.’
Her attorneys also noted that Baldoni’s team previously drew massive media coverage to their lawsuit when he subpoenaed Swift in May before later going on to just withdraw it ‘to much fanfare.’
Her team is urging the judge to reject his request as they argue they have not provided a new subpoena nor a proper explanation as to why they are attempting to drag Swift back into the legal matter again.
Lively’s team also noted that Swift is a non-party to the case and her schedule is ‘presumed to be packed with professional obligations for months in advance.’
Initially, Swift was pulled into the legal drama earlier this year when Baldoni filed his now-dismissed $400 million countersuit against Lively and named the pop star in his documents.
She will only take part if ‘forced’ to give a testimony in the case involving her ex-best friend, her lawyer Doug Baldridge of Venable LLP stated in a letter submitted to the court on Friday; pictured January 2024 in New York City
The 35-year-old superstar insists she has ‘no material role’ in the lawsuit between the It Ends With Us stars, according to the letter; pictured June in New York City
In his countersuit, he said he met up with the actress at her New York City penthouse amid production for the movie but was blindsided when Lively’s husband Ryan Reynolds and best friend Swift allegedly showed up to intimidate him.
In his legal documents, he also shared screenshots of text messages, in which Lively seemingly referred to Reynolds and Swift as her ‘dragons’ that ‘protect’ her.
Lively first filed her lawsuit in December 2024, in which she accused Baldoni and his Wayfarer Studios team of sexual harassment and retaliation. Baldoni has since denied all of the allegations.
Amid the legal battle, Swift and Lively reportedly had a falling out as the singer reportedly felt unfairly dragged into the legal drama.
The case, Blake Lively v. Wayfarer Studios LLC, et al, is scheduled to go to trial in March 2026, with all depositions due to be completed by September 30.
